Bowker 1984 vocabulary words

Dissemble

To give a false or misleading appearance; to conceal the truth

Demeanor

Conduct, behavior

Mutable

Able to be changed or altered

Myriad

A very great number of persons or things

Purge

To cleanse or purify

Furtive

Taken, done, used, etc. secretly or shyly

Inscrutable

Incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized

Vapid

Lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flow

Incredulous

Disinclined to believe; skeptical

Palpable

Plainly seen, heard, or perceived

Convoluted

Twisted,complicated

Benevolent

Kind; with good intentions

Officious

Unpleasantly aggressive; offers unrequested or unwanted opinion or service

Illicit

Forbidden by law

Judicious

Having or done with good judgement

Surly

Bad-tempered, hostile, unfriendly, or rude

vindicate

to clear from blame

Qu'ail

To wither or decline

degrade

to treat (someone or something) poorly and without respect

forlorn (adj)

Pitifully sad,

cauterize

To clean or sterilize by burning

Equivocation

to use unclear language especially to deceive or mislead someone

Heretic

a person believing in or practicing religious heresy

Rendezvous

(v.) to meet in accordance with a plan; (n.) a meeting by agreement; a meeting place